Media ‘I wanna take both belts’ — Khamzat Chimaev teases return to middleweight after Nate Diaz fight

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I wanna take both belts’ — Khamzat Chimaev teases return to middleweight after Nate Diaz fight
Khamzat Chimaev might return to middleweight after he defeats Nate Diaz at UFC 279.

By Lewis Mckeever@Mckeever89 Jul 26, 2022, 4:30pm EDT
6 Comments

Khamzat Chimaev wants to remind the world that he has ambitions of becoming a two-division champion ahead of his welterweight scrap with Nate Diaz at UFC 279.

The undefeated Chechnan made his UFC debut at middleweight and plans to return to that weight class after he disposes of Diaz on Sept. 10.

‘Borz’ is 5-0 in the UFC since making his Octagon debut in 2020, with two wins at middleweight and three at welterweight. The 28-year-old has won all but one of those fights via stoppage, recently going the distance with No. 4-ranked welterweight Gilbert Burns in a Fight of the Year candidate at UFC 273.

Although Khamzat seems to have found a home at welterweight, the No. 3-ranked contender will be returning to middleweight in the future with hopes of ruling not one but two divisions during his projected UFC title reign.

“After (Nate) Diaz, maybe I’m gonna go up (to middleweight),” Chimaev told Ariel Helwani on The MMA Hour (h/t Low Kick MMA). “If (Kamaru) Usman wanna wait a long time, maybe I’m gonna go up to ‘84 (sic) and fight somebody there – because I wanna take both belts.”

UFC 279: Chimaev vs. Diaz takes place on September 10 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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[Herwald]

This is Zat's world, we're all just living in it.

 

[El Fernas]

Thats a bad approach imo, he already proved he can bang at 185, now focus on getting the WW belt then straight jump for the MW belt after, no defenses no time to waste, moving up and down in weight classes cant be any good.

 

[Post 2 Decision]

Khamzat beats Usman, Edwards, Izzy, and Pereira

Just give him the damn title fights already

 

[NoSmilez]

His style of brawling isn't good at 185. I swear some of you are back on the invincible smesh wagon and forgetting the Burns fight.

 

[Squintz]

How about win 1 fucking belt first?

 

[dominion]

His style of brawling isn't good at 185. I swear some of you are back on the invincible smesh wagon and forgetting the Burns fight.

You mean the fight where he did his absolute worst and still won.

 

[nostradumbass]

His style of brawling isn't good at 185. I swear some of you are back on the invincible smesh wagon and forgetting the Burns fight.

He's primarily a grappler with very few guys who have good enough subs to make him 2nd guess grappling, least of all adesanya

 

[Mind Mine]

This guy is starting to look really damn corny. Mods I’m not bashing but having this guy have the opportunity to batter a withered wanting out Nate Diaz and acting like he is facing Francis Ngannou is clownery.

 

[Rob-G]

This brings back memories of Brandon Vera’s quick rise in popularity. He was saying the same thing and got hype just as quick as Chimaev

 

[White lightning 2]

Getting ahead of himself a bit

 

[ifindgifsforjackslack]

Oh this guy is still in the ufc? I swear every few days I hear him do a call out and then nothing happens. I thought he was trying to get signed still.

 

[Oz.Pride]

Have said this many times. He'll probably win both, but I think he takes WW, goes to MW and relinquishes WW which gets held by Shavkat, and the UFC will keep them apart.

 

[AL-Tappo McSnappo]

How about win 1 fucking belt first?

who is she? profile pic? MMA fighter?

 

[Oz.Pride]

Also, he better hope Rob stays injured between fights and is past prime by the time he gets the MW belt. Even a semi-prime Whittaker is a nightmare for Zat

 

[Herwald]

His style of brawling isn't good at 185. I swear some of you are back on the invincible smesh wagon and forgetting the Burns fight.

 

[John12]

Oh this guy is still in the ufc? I swear every few days I hear him do a call out and then nothing happens. I thought he was trying to get signed still.

He is set to fight lightweight Nate Diaz, after losing and getting a gifted decision against lightweight Gilbert Burns

 

[aali14]

Usman would like nothing better

 

[FrankDux]

You mean the fight where he did his absolute worst and still won.

And against one of the best WW's in the world.

 

[ChimRichalds]

He is set to fight lightweight Nate Diaz, after losing and getting a gifted decision against lightweight Gilbert Burns

Weird that lightweight Nate Diaz keeps fighting at WW. It's almost like he's not a LW anymore.